[MTHOLLYSVRWX] Special Weather Statement : PHI@ 4/25/2003 3:56:53 PM

[PHI Skywarn]

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SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOUNT HOLLY NJ
400 PM EDT FRI APR 25 2003

...A WET BEGINNING TO THE WEEKEND...

AN AREA OF LOW PRESSURE IN THE OHIO RIVER VALLEY WILL TRACK EAST TO 
THE MID-ATLANTIC COAST SATURDAY MORNING. AS THE LOW APPROACHES...
RAIN WILL SPREAD ACROSS THE AREA THIS EVENING AND BECOME LOCALLY 
HEAVY AT TIMES. WIDESPREAD RAIN IS EXPECTED TO DIMINISH TO SHOWERS 
SATURDAY AFTERNOON INTO SATURDAY EVENING AS THE LOW CONTINUES TO 
MOVE NORTHEAST.  

CURRENTLY...IT APPEARS THE HEAVIEST RAINFALL WILL OCCUR ACROSS 
DELAWARE...SOUTHEASTERN PENNSYLVANIA...AND CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN 
PORTIONS OF NEW JERSEY. AROUND AN INCH OF RAIN IS EXPECTED ACROSS 
THE AREA WITH HIGHER AMOUNTS POSSIBLE IN A FEW SPOTS. WHILE FLOODING 
IS NOT EXPECTED ALONG THE LARGER RIVERS AND STREAMS...URBAN AND 
STREET FLOODING COULD DEVELOP IN AREAS OF POOR DRAINAGE THAT RECEIVE 
HEAVIER RAIN.

THE STORM SYSTEM WILL CONTINUE MOVING AWAY FROM THE REGION ON 
SUNDAY. THIS WILL ALLOW FOR BRIGHTER SKIES WITH SPRING-LIKE 
TEMPERATURES. 

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MIKETTA



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